ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Joint Strike Missile
Air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile
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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile
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Joint Strike Missilelarger figure on 1 of 5
Storm Shadow
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.00 m (13 ft 1 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Joint Strike Missile | Storm Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Norway United States[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| Designer | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
| Designed | From 2008 until mid-2018[source] | 1994–2001 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
STORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceMaximum; ) estimated
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.9 (
Single sourceMach 0.9 (310 m/s; 1,000 ft/s) estimated[source]
Maximum; Mach 0.95 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceOperational; hi‐hi‐lo >
Single sourceOperational; lo‐lo‐lo
Single source555 km (345 mi; 300 nmi) hi‐hi‐lo >350 km (220 mi; 190 nmi) 185 km (115 mi; 100 nmi) lo‐lo‐lo[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi)[source]
Microturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 1,200 lb f
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 5.4 kN (1,200 lb f )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Developed from | Naval Strike Missile[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2021[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Blast-fragmentation[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Time delay, impact[source] | — |
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| Blast yield | 100 kg (220 lb) TNT equivalent[source] | — |
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| Engine | Williams International F‐415 small turbofan[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | GPS , INS , TERCOM , Imaging Infrared (IIR) capable of Autonomous Target Recognition (ATR), Passive RF homing capabilities for attacking radar-emitting threats, Two-way datalink[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Accuracy | CEP 1 m (3 ft 3 in)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Fighters: F-15E , F-16 , F/A-18E/F , F-35A and F-35C (internally) Planned: Fighters: Eurofighter Typhoon Drones: GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian Submarines: Type 212CD class , S-80 Plus class , Orka class[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | Janes & The Telegraph[source] |
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| In service | — | 2003–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iraq War Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Syrian Civil War US intervention in the Syrian civil war Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] |
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| Steering system | — | 6 tailplanes (4 vertical & 2 horizontal)[source] |
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| Transport | — | Mirage 2000 , Rafale , Su-24 , Tornado , Typhoon , Gripen[source] |
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Mach 0.95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s)[source]